Nsw red p plate rules red p platers cannot drive more than 90kmh. If provisional drivers complete an optional road ready provisional licence course, they may have a pc condition endorsed on their licence allowing them to remove their p plates. Learn about the restrictions when youre on your p1 or p2 licence. To progress to your red ps provisional licence you must complete 50 hours of supervised driving including a minimum of 5 hours at night and pass both the hazard perception test and the practical driving assessment in that order these requirements must be completed in a specific order and based on certain time periods. P1 drivers are not permitted to exceed a maximum speed of 90 kmh while p2 drivers may not exceed 100 kmh. Provisional p1 licence driver licence licence roads roads. Read important information about driving restrictions that apply to provisional licences. Roads trip tips driving fun your driving skills geared. A victorian girl on p plates was pulled over numerous times in nsw doing the speed limit, conflicting information was given to her by vic roads and the nsw police. From december 1, it will be against the law for provisional licence holders in nsw to use their phones in any way while driving.
You can check the full range of restrictions for learner and pplate drivers on the nsw government road authority site at rms. A little known change that occurred in nsw laws in 20 was to revert to the previous legislative approach of. Provisional licence restrictions transport and motoring. High powered vehicle restrictions do not apply to learners permit holders because learners are required to be with a qualified supervising driver at all times. That means some offenses carry an immediate license suspension. All p platers to be banned from using phone gps while driving in nsw by lisa visentin updated july 26, 2016 4. Its important that you understand these restrictions so you dont get fined or worse, lose your licence. Driving restrictions for pplate drivers 22 october 2014 by nsw compensation lawyers when youve finally passed the driving test and won your hardearned pplates, its important to keep in mind that there are still driving restrictions on your licence. Peer passenger restrictions apply to young novice driversp1 provisional licence holders under 25 years of age can only carry 1 passenger aged under 21. Here are all the p plate restrictions for nsw, and the p plate rules. Nsw is set to overturn a ban preventing pplaters from driving the latest turbocharged fuel efficient vehicles. Now mike baird is banning pplaters from using map apps.
The only exceptions are if you need to tow in the course of your employment and your boss asks you to tow, or are engaged in a primary industry, or an experienced driver is alongside you. This is why the graduated licensing scheme for learners and p platers in nsw is changing. After six months, the restricted conditions will automatically expire, and the standard p1 rules will apply for the rest of your p1 licence period. If you want to remove this restriction, visit licence conditions and refer to the a automatic transmission section for more information. Display p plates green p on a white background clearly on. Dear lifehacker, in the next few weeks i plan on getting my pplates in the act.
You must put an l plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can be seen easily. Red and green p platers can only get 4 demerit points before they get their license suspended in nsw, far less than the 12 points it takes to suspend a full license. Roads and maritime services can grant an exemption from peer passenger restrictions if exceptional circumstances are demonstrated. In nsw, everyone who got there ps from july 8 2005 on, got a little y in conditions on the actual licence. Over a thousand young lives are lost each year in the uk, in the future. It is also worth mentioning that a dealer is not going to stop a pplater from test driving or buying a golf r. Novice drivers must comply with a number of restrictions whilst developing the skills required to become safe drivers. Provisional drivers in nsw will be subject to fairer vehicle guidelines from next year, with the state government due to adopt a national framework that better reflects vehicle performance. Driving interstate with a queensland driver licence.
Map it out you should plan your trip before you leave, this includes the number and location of driver reviver sites, rest areas and petrol stations there are along the way. Once you have passed the practical driving assessment you will be granted a provisional licence and can drive unsupervised. From 1 december, pplate licence holders in nsw will be banned. Certain restrictions apply when you drive using a p1 or p2 licence. Remember, however, that the road rules 2014 say a fire appliance is only an emergency vehicle when it is being used to provide transport in the course of an emergency. To obtain your nsw learner licence you must be at least 16 years of age, pass an.
Have l plates displayed conspicuously at the front and rear exterior of the car or an l sign on the roof. P plates are not compulsory, but you may consider keeping a set of green plates in the car for driving on motorways or places you are unfamiliar. All pplaters to be banned from using phone gps while driving in nsw. Page 1 of 2 nsw to backflip on pplate turbo restrictions. Tried finding the information online, but nothing clearly states i have to or not, any information would be apreciated. No car class restrictions here and pplaters are can only receive four demerit points before losing their license. Lplates a black l on a yellow background and pplates a red pplate for p1 and green pplate for p2 are compulsory. The queensland allows learner drivers to drive to the posted speed limit. P plate power restrictions queensland sau community. Restrictions for l and p plate drivers keeping your. Learner and pplater drivers in nsw can no longer use a phone in any way while driving.
Most p plate drivers are aware that their amount of demerit points is significantly less than unrestricted drivers. One of the most common traffic matters heard in the local court are when provisional 1 drivers request that their three month driving suspension incurred due to speeding be quashed. Nsw roads minister michael costa has released information about appropriate balances between safety and convenience for pplaters in new south wales. Either way you are wrong because the golf r is pplate approved in victoria. Is listed in the roads and maritime services document novice driver high performance vehicle restrictions as. Roads and maritime services has joined with transport for nsw. My licence safe driving tips high powered vehicles. Pplate driver becomes latest nsw road statistic pplate driver killed and his passenger was fighting for life after car slams into power pole. Provisional licence green ps details driving test wa. A revised process to go from learner to full licence holder was introduced in november 2017. The restricted p1 licence is a pilot project aiming to help young people living in.
Curfew proposed for nsw pplaters abc news australian. The probationary vehicle database external link allows you to search for a specific vehicle and tells you whether you can or cant drive it while youre on your ps. Reducing fatalities and serious injuries on nsw roads. P1 drivers can only drive manual cars if they passed their driving test with a manual car. To find your vehicle, you can select from the options on the side of the page to filter your search. If youre a p1 or p2 provisional licence holder and want to check if youre allowed to drive a. The following restrictions apply to p plate drivers in nsw. P plate restricted cars nsw im soon to be getting my full license and i was pulled over today whilst test driving a golf r which i plan to buy for when i get my full license the cop today who booked me had no sympathy what so ever and booked me, i even asked what the penalty was and he said he didnt know that it was up to the rta. This includes using voiceactivated gps apps while the phone is. Plus i will be moving to new south wales next year where they are even more strict. To find out if any other conditionsrestrictions will apply to you when travelling interstate, contact the transport authority for the australian jurisdiction that you will be driving in. In addition to complying with the nsw road rules, you must. You can also find out if there are any traffic incidents on the live traffic website. A reminder of some driver restrictions p1 drivers will have their licence suspended for at least 3 months for any speeding offence.
Mobile phone detection cameras are now targeting illegal phone use across nsw and will include fixed and transportable trailermounted cameras. Mobile phone detection cameras are now in operation. Any learner or p1 driver in nsw caught using a phone while driving will. Also, i think your distinction between a map on a phone, and your paper street. Provisional p2 licence driver licence licence roads roads. L and p plates must now be displayed on the exterior of cars. Pplate licence holders in those states and territories can drive anything that an unrestricted driver can in the lessthan 4. Younger drivers drivers nsw centre for road safety. In the name of safety, thats what the nsw government wants pplaters to do again. For the purposes of the graduated demerit point system, a person is a novice driver until they have held a drivers licence. The new south wales auditorgeneral has proposed a curfew for pplate drivers to help reduce deaths on the states roads.
The appropriate l or p plate must be displayed at all times. If youre towing a trailer, a p plate must be on the back of the trailer. New rules about incar mobile phone use aside, why using a gps is. Provisional p1 licence driver licence licence roads. If youre a p1 or p2 driver, youre normally limited to the number of passengers you can carry and the type of vehicles you can drive. I live in queensland at the moment and am looking at buying my first car, though i think it is prohibited because of its power. If you want to apply for an exemption, please visit a service centre. Learn more about upgrading your licence from p1 to p2. These restrictions also apply if you are driving on a probationary p1 or p2 licence after serving a suspension.
Im a queensland p plater heading down to nsw for the wrc, do i have to follow the nsw red p plate 90kmh speed limit. Everything you need to know about getting, renewing and replacing a driver or rider licence in nsw. Observe a maximum speed limit of 100 kmh, and observe the posted speed limit where its below 100 kmh. The most recent change to pplate holder vehicle restrictions in queensland, nsw, victoria and south australia allow such drivers to operate a vehicle with a powertoweight ratio of. Displaying green p plates and response driving in the nsw. If you hold a p1 red licence, that is you are in your first year of driving on a pplate you are not allowed to tow.
Observe towing restrictions you are only allowed to tow light trailers of up to 250 kilograms unloaded weight victoria no towing on your green ps, can on red ps. A nsw boy on p plates crossed into victoria to pick up two friends, the police pulled him up and fined him for having two passengers in his peer group in the car. Whether youre a learner driver and youve just gotten your learners license and l plates, or youre on a p1 licence or p2 licence and have your provisional license in nsw, you may be wondering what restrictions apply to you. With all that said, heres everything you need to know about the p plate laws sa has in place. There is no law or policy that prevents them from selling one to a p plater unless it is a policy made up by that particular dealer. If you hold a p1 licence, are under 25, and you are driving between 11pm and 5am you can only carry 1 passenger under the age of 21 who is not an immediate family member. The road transport driver licensing regulation 2008 nsw say that a p2 licence holder must display p plates r 281 except when driving an emergency vehicle r 282. The restricted p1 licence is designed to allow you to drive to work, education and medical related appointments. Pplate driving restrictions nsw compensation lawyers. A pplate driver negotiates flash flooding after a storm swept across the city in. The penalty for driving a high powered vehicle includes paying an expiation fine and you will incur demerit points.
P plates p plate laws pass plates rules young car driver. This has led to some confusion over what i am allowed to do in nsw. As l and p platers are still developing their driving abilities, they have different restrictions to other more experienced drivers. All pplaters to be banned from using phone gps while. Rules for p2 drivers nsw australia driving schools. P plate laws sa the p plate rules for south australia. Remember, while p plate laws can be a pain, theyre there to help you become a safe driver.
Firstyear canberra pplaters may soon be restricted from driving between midnight and dawn and from having more than one passenger under the age of 24 in the car at any time of the day or night. To progress to your a full licence, you must be at least 19 years old and have held your provisional licence red and green ps for periods adding up to 2 years so as long as you have a good driving record throughout the 2 years of your provisional licence, you will automatically progress to a full drivers licence any period during which your licence is cancelled. Both p1 provisional licence holders and p2 provisional licence holders are banned from driving high performance vehicles that have. The first two years after passing the driving test are the worst for accidents. Its now illegal for nsw learners to use phone navigtation apps. The p plate laws sa enforces mean you need to remember the extra rules and restrictions on top of the general road rules. P1 drivers may not tow a trailer with a weight greater than 250kg. All pplate drivers will be banned from using their mobile phones for at least three years, even handsfree or in speaker mode, under a range of new restrictions to. All l and p plate drivers must drive with a zero blood alcohol concentration bac at all times. Under the announced restrictions starting next month pplaters will be unable to drive vehicles with eight or more cylinders, turbo charged cars and cars with engine modifications. Check the roads and maritime website for more information on driver licence conditions and to download the exemption form pdf, 308kb. Driving interstate or overseas department of transport.
If you got your ps on july 7, you werent bound be the evil y and could drive a turbo. Provisional licence red ps details driving test wa. Imposing restrictions on young people is nothing new for the baird. New rules about incar mobile phone use aside, why using a gps is the. See how to correctly attach and display your pplates. P1 drivers can tow trailers either loaded or unloaded, however the unladen mass of the trailer itself excluding the load must not be over 250 kilograms and they must display a p plate on the back of the trailer while towing.
Nsw laws changed for qld learner drivers rightway driving school. The rules for young drivers in nsw can be a bit confusing and can differ between australian states or territories. Learner drivers must complete a minimum of 50 supervised driving hours prior to being granted a wa drivers licence. P plate rules what provisional drivers are and arent allowed to do vary from state to state. P plate power restrictions welcome to sau community. All pplaters to be banned from using phone gps while driving in nsw by lisa visentin updated july 26, 2016 4. Driving test nsw provides a range of free resources to help you pass the hazard perception test and practical driving test. Young drivers department of transport and main roads. These tools will improve your chances of getting your red p plates provisional p1 licence on the first attempts. These laws encourage learner and p1 drivers and riders to concentrate on.
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